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921. Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting Facilitator’s Guide Transcript | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - became septic because of a CAUTI, or who developed a Clostridium difficile infection as a result of antibiotic … Going a step further, if such a patient develops a CAUTI, then using an antibiotic to treat the infection … This can lead to inappropriate use of antibiotics. … In addition, antibiotic treatment for the CAUTI can put the patient at risk for multiple drug-resistant

922. National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Health Care Safer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2016 - make it safer. 6  Areas of focus include preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), combating antibiotic … part of this initiative, AHRQ is actively targeting current challenges such as diagnostic error and antibiotic … 0.19 MPSMS (2015) Hospital-Acquired VRE 3,800 0.12 MPSMS (2015) Hospital-Acquired Antibiotic-Associated

923. 018-Revision-Summary-Contact-Precautions (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Optimizing contact precautions to curb the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals: a multicenter … Universal glove and gown use and acquisition of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the ICU: a randomized

924. Final Progress Report: Encoding and Processing Patient Allergy Information in EHRs (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/zhou-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - most commonly reported drug allergies in this population were to penicillins (12.8%), sulfonamide antibiotics … patients, 19,836 (1.1%) reported drug-induced anaphylaxis; penicillins (45.9 per 10,000), sulfonamide antibiotics … anaphylaxis occurred in approximately 1% of patients, most commonly from penicillins, sulfonamide antibiotics … common drug allergy alerts were triggered by allergies to narcotics (48%) and other analgesics (6%), antibiotics

925. Series Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - conditions (diabetes, asthma, hypertension), practice areas (prevention of healthcare-acquired infections, antibiotic … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies, Volume 4—Antibiotic Prescribing

926. Preventing-Cauti-Icu-Setting-Facilitators-Guide (doc file)
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     September 01, 2015 - became septic because of a CAUTI, or who developed a Clostridium difficile infection as a result of antibiotic … Going a step further, if such a patient develops a CAUTI, then using an antibiotic to treat the infection … Potential points for discussion or questions from the learner: · Does the learner understand how antibiotics … This can lead to inappropriate use of antibiotics. … In addition, antibiotic treatment for the CAUTI can put the patient at risk for multiple drug-resistant

927. Artificial lung ventilation tube connected to the patient in the bed (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Must be coupled with a mechanism to monitor for antibiotic resistance.

928. Webinar Transcript - The National Quality Strategy and the Public Sector: Federal Agency Alignment to the Six Priorities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2016 - example, we have worked with the White House and a number of other Federal agencies to convene a Forum on Antibiotic … Stewardship to accelerate the implementation of activities under the National Action Plan to Combat Antibiotic … We publish something called the CDC Guideline: Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Nursing … Homes to improve the use of antibiotics in those settings. … We're also proud to say that we are working with CDC on encouraging antibiotic stewardship, and would

929. 013-Strategies-Prevent-Bcc (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Blood Culture Contamination: An Overview for Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs Working

930. 117-Decolonization-Agent-One-Pager (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - Nasal iodophor antiseptic vs nasal mupirocin antibiotic in the setting of chlorhexidine bathing to prevent

931. Tools & Resources for Decolonization: Staff Training Materials | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2024 - Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic

932. 2-Overview-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/2-overview-guide.docx
     June 01, 2023 - Presentations on the ISCR Evidence A PowerPoint presentation and facilitator guide on Oral Antibiotics

933. Mod5-Case-Scenarios (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - abdominal infection requires a 4-day stay in the hospital followed by a 3-week course of intravenous antibiotics

934. Standard Work Observation Component Kit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2017 - ID: Identity DOB: Date of birth CRNA: Certified registered nurse anesthetist IVATB: Intravenous antibiotics

935. Two New Issue Briefs Examine Diagnosis Improvement and Healthcare Excellence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - Intravenous antibiotics for urinary tract infections in children with neurologic impairment.

936. AHRQ Views: Meeting the American Indian/Alaska Native Trust Responsibility | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2024 - Situations predisposing primary care patients to use antibiotics without a prescription in the United

937. CUSP Program Sustainability
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     April 01, 2025 - Are perioperative antibiotics administered at the appropriate time?

938. The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) for MRSA Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic

939. Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic

940. How To Integrate a CUSP Approach | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/integrate-cusp-approach.html
     October 01, 2024 - Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic